Honors Precalculus

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Welcome to Honors Precalculus 2011-2012!



WELCOME BACK!
THURSDAY
9/8/11
  • Course Description and Policies
  • Got Summer Assignment? Your summer packet is due on Monday, 9/12/11! NO EXCEPTIONS!
  • Let's play Algebra Jeopardy!





MONDAY
9/12/11
  • Your summer assignment is due today!
  • Review of Distance Formula
  • Review of Midpoint Formula
  • Classwork: p. 9, #25 - 35 odds (calculate distance only)
  • Homework: 1) Finish classwork 2) Read pp. 2 - 7
    3)p. 9, #13 - 23 odds; #26 - 30 evens (calculate distance only); #32 - 36 evens (calculate distance and midpoint)



WEDNESDAY
9/14/11



FRIDAY
9/16/11



TUESDAY
9/20/11



THURSDAY
9/22/11


MEET THE TEACHER NIGHT - Thursday, September 22, 2011 - Hope to see you!
MONDAY
9/26/11
  • Compound and Absolute Value Inequalities (Review)

  • Homework: (TO PASS IN) pp. 68 - 69, #69 - 72 all; #117 - 126 all



WEDNESDAY
9/28/11



FRIDAY
9/30/11
  • More practice on rational inequalities

  • Homework: p. 64, #55 - 58; p. 69, #131 - 134 all; p. 71, # 24



TUESDAY
10/4/11
RAINED OUT! In class practice: p. 71, # 4 - 23 all



THURSDAY
10/6/11





End of preliminary review. We will be beginning TRIGONOMETRY next.



MONDAY
10/10/11
COLUMBUS DAY - NO SCHOOL



TUESDAY
10/11/11
Introduction to Trigonometry:
Trigonometry Overview.ppt



THURSDAY
10/13/11



MONDAY
10/17/11



WEDNESDAY
10/19/11
  • Find a positive and negative coterminal angle (see worksheet from 10/17) #15 - 20

  • Homework (to pass in): pp 291, #15 - 18 all



FRIDAY
10/21/11
  • Find a reference angle (see worksheet from 10/17) #1 - 14

  • Homework p. 320, #39 - 50 all
  • Quiz next time on identifying quadrants for angles and coterminal angles



TUESDAY
10/25/11
  • Quiz: Quadrants for angles and coterminal angles
  • Trigonometric values of common angles

  • Homework: Memorize trigonometric values of common angles chart on p. 317

  • Quiz next time on common angles chart



THURSDAY
10/27/11
  • Quiz: Common angles chart

  • Fundamental Trigonometric Identities p. 306

  • Applying Trig Identities to find trigonometric functions of a given angle: In class practice handout

  • Homework: p. 310, # 2-10 all, # 12 - 18 all



MONDAY
10/31/11



WEDNESDAY
11/2/11
  • IN - CLASS practice:



FRIDAY
11/4/11
FIRST QUARTER ENDS TODAY!

  • "Mock" quiz on special angle trigonometric values

  • Finding exact values of trigonometric functions. Classwork/HW (to pass in): p. 310, #19 - 24 all



TUESDAY
11/8/11
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - VOTING - NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS



WEDNESDAY
11/9/11
  • More practice with special angle trigonometric values

  • Review p. 310, #19 - 24 all

  • HW: p. 320, # 1 - 18 all



FRIDAY
11/11/11
VETERAN'S DAY - NO SCHOOLAmerican-Flag-Wall-Art.jpg



MONDAY
11/14/11
  • Review HW: p. 320, # 1 - 18 all

  • Quiz next time: Special angle trigonometric values

  • Trigonometric values on a calculator and degree minute seconds - To pass in: p. 311, # 39 - 46 all



WEDNESDAY
11/16/11
Sector Area and Arc Length - Handout



FRIDAY
11/18/11
Trigonometric Identities Introduction - Select examples from book



TUESDAY
11/22/11
Trigonometric Identities - (continued) HANDOUT





HAPPY THANKSGIVING!



MON - WED
11/28 - 11/30
Trigonometric Identities - (continued) HANDOUT



FRIDAY
12/2/11
Review for TEST (next class)



TUESDAY
12/6/11
TEST: Trigonometric values of angles and trigonometic identities



THURSDAY
12/8/11
Handout review questions - Hand in by next class - Counts as quiz grade



MONDAY
12/12/11
Review Test questions
Introduction to graphing sine and cosine - IN CLASS PRACTICE



WEDNESDAY
12/14/11
Graphing using calculator
Homework: p. 330, #1 - 14, # 17, 18, 19, 20 (graph only), # 27, 28



FRIDAY
12/16/11
Understanding sine and cosine graphs (question of the day handout)



TUESDAY
12/20/11
Practice graphing sine and cosine with changes in amplitude and period - PASS IN
Algebra review questions handout - DUE ON FRIDAY 1/6/12



THURSDAY
12/22/11
Graphing Wrap-up
FERMAT'S ROOM





HAPPY HOLIDAYS! NO SCHOOL 12/23/01 - 1/2/12



TUESDAY
1/4/12
QUESTION OF THE DAY: Handout
Graphing sine and cosine with changes in phase shift and vertical shift
Homework: p. 331, #45, 46, 47, 48, 52, 52



THURSDAY
1/6/12
Quiz next time: Graphing sine y = a sin (bx + c) + d and cosine y = a cos (bx + c) + d



MONDAY
1/9/12
Graphs of other trigonometric functions and inverse functions
Finding graphs of functions on a calculator



WEDNESDAY
1/11/12
Law of Sines and Law of Cosines
FRIDAY
1/13/12
Law of Cosines (wrap up)
TAKE HOME EXAM - Due on Wednesday, 1/18/12
TUESDAY
1/17/12
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS



WEDNESDAY
1/18/12
Solving Trigonometric Equations
FRIDAY
1/20/12
Review for Midterm

REMINDER: If you miss class, be sure to see me the following day
for the homework handout(s) if they do not appear on this page.